003 特里·福克斯：希望马拉松

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One of Canada's greatest heroes never fought a war

加拿大最伟大的英雄之一，从未上过战场。

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He was not a scientist, and he was never a political leader

他不是科学家，也从未当过政治领袖。

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However, by running in what he called the Marathon of Hope, Terry Fox made the entire country proud

然而，通过一场他称之为“希望马拉松”的奔跑，特里·福克斯让整个国家为他骄傲。

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Terry Fox grew up in the town of Port Coquitlam, near the city of Vancouver

特里·福克斯在温哥华市附近的高贵林港镇长大。

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Terry was an extremely active and diligent child

特里是个极其好动又勤奋的孩子。

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From a very early age, no matter what he did, he always worked hard and tried to do his best

从很小的时候起，无论做什么，他总是全力以赴，尽力做到最好。

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Terry especially loved to compete and play sports

特里尤其热爱竞争和体育运动。

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In high school he wanted to play on the basketball team, but he was too short, and he was a terrible player

高中时，他想加入篮球队，但他太矮了，而且球技很差。

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However, that didn't discourage him. Instead Terry started getting up early each morning to practice his basketball skills

然而，这并没有让他气馁。相反，特里开始每天早上早起练习篮球技术。

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By tenth grade Terry had improved so much, he earned a spot on the high school team!

到了十年级，特里进步神速，在高中校队赢得了一席之地！

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By his senior year, he was considered one of the best basketball players — and athletes — in the whole school

到了高中最后一年，他被认为是全校最优秀的篮球运动员之一，也是全校最顶尖的运动员之一。

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In 1977, when he was just 18 years old, Terry faced another difficult challenge

1977年，当时年仅18岁的特里，面临着另一个艰难的挑战。

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Doctors discovered that he had bone cancer

医生发现他患上了骨癌。

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In order to save his life, his right leg would have to be amputated above the knee

为了挽救他的生命，他的右腿必须从膝盖以上截肢。

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On the night before his amputation, a former coach brought Terry an article about amputee runners

截肢手术的前一晚，一位前教练给特里带来了一篇关于截肢跑步者的文章。

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Inspired by the story, Terry decided that he would also learn to run one day

受到这个故事的启发，特里下定决心，有一天他也要学会跑步。

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Being in the hospital affected Terry deeply

住院的经历深深触动了特里。

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All around him were children in pain and others who were dying

在他周围，都是承受着痛苦的孩子，还有一些正在走向死亡的孩子。

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It was hard for him to watch this suffering without doing anything

看着这些苦难却无能为力，对他来说非常难受。

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So soon Terry had a new dream: first he would learn how to run with his artificial leg

于是，很快特里有了一个新的梦想：首先，他要学会戴着假肢跑步。

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Then he would run all the way across Canada

然后，他要一路奔跑，横穿整个加拿大。

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It would be a " Marathon of Hope " to collect money to help cancer patients

这将是一场“希望马拉松”，为帮助癌症患者筹集善款。

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Wherever he went, Terry told people about his Marathon of Hope

无论走到哪里，特里都会告诉人们他的希望马拉松计划。

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He explained that he wanted to collect one dollar from every person in Canada to help find a cure for cancer

他解释说，他想从每个加拿大人那里筹集一美元，用来帮助寻找治愈癌症的方法。

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If he met his goal, he could raise 24 million dollars — a lot of money for cancer research!

如果他达成目标，就能筹集到2400万美元——这将是癌症研究的一大笔钱！

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He said he was determined to take himself to the limit for this cause

他说，为了这项事业，他决心把自己推向极限。

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Most people thought that Terry's dream was impossible

大多数人都认为特里的梦想不可能实现。

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Canada is a huge country; to run from one end to the other meant running thousands of miles!

加拿大是一个幅员辽阔的国家，从这头跑到那头，意味着要奔跑数千英里！

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Plus, Terry was recovering from cancer and had an artificial leg

此外，特里还在癌症康复期，而且装着一条义肢。

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How could he possibly accomplish such a difficult feat? But Terry was once again determined

他怎么可能完成如此艰难的壮举？但特里再一次下定了决心。

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After more than one year of intense training, he was finally ready to run

经过一年多的艰苦训练，他终于准备好开跑了。

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On April 12, 1980, he stood in St. John, Newfoundland, on the east coast of Canada, and dipped his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean

1980年4月12日，他站在加拿大东海岸纽芬兰的圣约翰斯，将他的义肢沾了沾大西洋的海水。

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Then he filled two large bottles with ocean water

然后他灌了满满两大瓶海水。

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He wanted to keep one bottle as a souvenir

他想保留一瓶作为纪念。

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He planned to pour the other bottle into the Pacific Ocean when he reached the west coast at the end of his run!

他计划着，在跑步终点抵达西海岸时，把另一瓶倒入太平洋！

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Terry's marathon started as a very low-key event

特里的马拉松起初非常低调。

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He ran alone, though a friend was with him to help with cooking and to drive the van where he slept some nights

他独自奔跑，但有个朋友陪着他，帮他做饭，并开着他有时晚上过夜的厢式货车。

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It was not an easy journey. Terry ran through ice storms, summer heat, and fierce winds

这段旅程并不轻松。特里跑过了冰暴、酷暑和狂风。

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Each day he ran an average of 42 kilometers

他平均每天跑42公里。

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Sometimes he fell down from exhaustion or pain

有时他会因疲惫或疼痛而倒下。

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At first a small number of people supported Terry and his quest

起初，只有一小部分人支持特里和他的追求。

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But as he ran westward along his course, more and more people learned about his dream

但随着他沿着路线向西奔跑，越来越多的人了解到了他的梦想。

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Soon people were lining the roads along his route, shouting his name and cheering him on

很快，人们开始沿路排成一排，呼喊他的名字，为他加油鼓劲。

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In some towns schoolchildren ran with him

在一些城镇，学童们跟着他一起跑。

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Donations from people inspired by his strength and his courage poured in

被他的力量和勇气所激励的人们，捐款纷至沓来。

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After running for 143 days and 5,373 kilometers, Terry felt pain in his chest and he was forced to stop in Thunder Bay, Ontario

在跑了143天、5373公里后，特里感到胸口疼痛，被迫在安大略省的桑德贝停下来。

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Unfortunately, the cancer had spread to his lungs and now he needed medical treatment

不幸的是，癌细胞已经扩散到了他的肺部，他现在需要接受治疗。

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When his run ended, Terry had made it only halfway across the huge country

当他的跑步旅程结束时，特里只横穿了这片辽阔国土的一半。

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But he had inspired many people. And his dream to raise money for cancer research came true

但他已经激励了无数人。而且，他为癌症研究筹款的梦想也成真了。

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He had managed to raise over 24 million dollars!

他成功筹集了超过2400万美元！

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Terry also received many awards, including the Order of Canada, a high honor given to people who try to make the world a better place

特里还获得了许多奖项，包括加拿大勋章，这是一项颁给那些努力让世界变得更美好的人的崇高荣誉。

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He was the youngest person ever to receive this award

他是有史以来获得这项荣誉最年轻的人。

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On June 28, 1981, at the age of 22, Terry Fox died

1981年6月28日，特里·福克斯去世，年仅22岁。

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But he still lives in the hearts of Canadian people as a great hero

但他作为一位伟大的英雄，仍然活在加拿大人民的心中。

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His story and amazing accomplishments have been celebrated in books and movies

他的故事和惊人的成就在书籍和电影中被广为传颂，

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and across Canada, there are buildings, roads, ships, and even schools named after him

在加拿大各地，有许多建筑、道路、船只，甚至学校都以他的名字命名。

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Today the Terry Fox Foundation continues his race by raising money to help find a cure for cancer

如今，特里·福克斯基金会通过筹集资金帮助寻找治愈癌症的方法，延续着他的奔跑。